Float-filling selvage-holder.



J. HARGREAVES.

FLOAT FILLING SELVAGE HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 25, 1907.

91 5,027; I Patented Mar. 9', 1909.

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U r. r ii. w r r". v civilian stains T JOSEPH HARGREAVES, OF KILLINGLY, CONNEOTICUL,ASS1GNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. EUGENE OOOHRANE, OF DEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

FLOAT-FILLXNG SELVA G id-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Application filed November 25, 1907. SeriatNo. 403,746.

T 0 all wi l/cm it may concern: carried by the outer portion 13 of lever 14.

Be it knovui that I, Josnrn TTARGREAVES, By means of a thumb-bolt or screw 15, the a subject of the King of England, residing at needle 7 is detachably secured upon the Killingly, in the county of Windham and 9 plate 12. It is to be noted that the plate 12 State oi Connecticut, have invented certain is secured to the portion 13 of the lever 14 new and useful Improvements in Floatby means of thumb-bolts or screws 16. The Filling Selvage-Holders, of which the iolportion 13 of lever 14 is integral at its inner lowing is a specification, reference being bad end with a right-angled portion 17 of the therein to the accompanying drawing. body 18 of said lever. The inner end of the This invention relates to an improvementbody 18 is suitably connected to plate or in power looms, and particularly to means member 19, which plate or member 19 is for securing floating filling at the selvage of carried by the frame 20 oi the loom. A. fabrics. hook 21 is, preferably, detachably secured The object of the inventionis the provision to the angle portion 17 of the lever. A of means for holding the floating filling (of yieldable member, as for instance, a coil sheared fabrics) at the selvage to prevent it spring 22, is secured at its lower end to the from drawing out of the fabric. hook 21, and its upper end is secured to a Another object of the invention is the prostrap or connecting member 2, which is vision of means for arresting the filling passed around a pulley or roller 24- and thread upon its return journey across the secured at its opposite end to a dobby jack fabric, and thus secure it in position at the or cam 25. Upon movement beingimparted selvage. to the dobby jack or cam 25, the lever 14- With these and other objects in view, the will be raised and lowered, and the spring invention consists of certain novel construc- 22 will ease on the pressure of the dobby tions, combinations, and arrangements of jack or cam. I provide a stand or support parts, as will be hereinafter fully described 26, upon which the lever 14 rests when not and claimed. being 0 aerated.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is view in The stud attachment 27, carried by the side elevation of a device constructed in needle 7, comprises a bodyportion 28 having accordance with the present invention. Fig. a vertical aperture 29 through which extends is a fragmentary, enlarged view in front the needle 7. The thumb-screws or bolts 30 elevation, of the structure depicted in Fig. are employed for securing the stud attach- 1. 3 is a view, in side elevation, of the ment in an adjusted position upon the needle guide-bracket. Fig. l is a top plan view 7. It is to be noted that the stud attachof the lever. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the ment can be adjusted longitudinally of or stud attachment for the needle. entirely removed oil of the needle by loosen- Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 ing the thumb-screws or bolts 30. Extend designates the batten or slay, and 2 the ing horizontally from the body 28 is astem or reed-cap or slay-cap, carrying the reed 3. extension 31. A flange 32 is integral with A loom boX 4 is carried by a portion of the the outer end of the stem or extension 31. loom and a shuttle 5 is in said box. The The body 28 engages the inner edge of the shuttle shown, at 6, illustrates the same outer, inclined vertical portion 33 of the upon the return journey passing the needle guide bracket 34, and the flange or head 32 7, which has been raised to intercept the engages the outer edge; the stud attachment filling thread 8, and thus prevent it from 27 sliding upon the inner face of the plortion being drawn out of the fabric. Through 33 when the device is in operation, t ereby the medium of the picker stick 9, pivotally guiding the needle contiguous to its lower mounted at 10, upon any suitable part or a end. The bracket comprises said front, inloom, movement is imparted to the shuttle clined portion 33, bottom portion 34, and 5. The upper end or ortion of the needle rear, inclined portion 35, all of which portions 7 is slidably mountec in an eye-bolt or are integral, as said bracket is formed in, apertured guide-"nember 11, and the lower preferably, one piece; the rear portion 35 be end of said needle is positioned in an apering secured by any suitable fastening means, ture formed in the detachable plate or bar 12, to the frame 20 of the loom. As the outer end of the lever moves in an arc of a circle, the outer portion 33 of the bracket is slightly inclined to accommodate the movement of the lever, because it is, preferably, pivoted, at its inner end, upon the loom-frame 20. The eye-bolt or guide-member 11 has an ap erture of sufficient elongation or size to permit a free movement of the needle 7 during its operation; it is to be noted that the needle 7 constitutes a movable stop for arresting the filling thread upon its return journey across the fabric, as above stated.

It is to be noted that I have provided a needle, constituting a stop, which cooperates with means for causing the same to rise and fall at intervals and arrest the filling thread, as stated. This arresting of the filling thread secures the floating filling at the selvage of the fabric, which is of great impor tance, and, owing to the simplicity of my structure, I have provided a device comparatively inexpensive to construct and which is of great utility in the art to which it relates.

In the foregoing specification, it is to be noted that I have used the word needle in a generic sense for designating a stop or vertically-movable member which intercepts or arrests the filling thread.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a support, of a guide bracket, comprising an inner and an outer portion, the inner portion secured to said support and the outer portion spaced there-- from, a vertically-movable needle, means slidably connecting said needle to the outer portion of said bracket, and means for movmg said needle.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a support, of a guidebracket provided with front and. a rear portion, a movable needle positioned contiguous to said bracket, means carried by said needle and positioned between said portions of the the combination with a support, a guidebracket carried by said support, of a movable needle positioned contiguous to said bracket, a stud engaging said needle and engaging the edges of said bracket for guiding said needle upon said bracket, and means for moving said needle.

4-. In a device of the character described, the combination with a support, of a bracket provided with an outer portion, secured to said support, a movable needle, a stud slidably mounted upon said needle, means for securin said stud in an adjusted position upon said needle, said stud provided with a body portion, a stem extending from said body portion, a head or flange formed upon the outer end of said stem, said body portion and flange engaging opposite portions of said bracket for guiding said needle upon the bracket, and means for moving said needle.

5. in a loom, the combination with a support, a movable lever carried by said support, a (lobby jack, means connecting said jack to said lever intermediate its ends, of means carried by said lever, near one end, for intercepting or arresting a filling thread when said lever is operated.

6. In a loom, the combination with a support, a movable lever carried by said support, a dobby jack, means connecting said jack to the lever, of detachable means caried by the lever and being capable of vertical movement when the lever is operated for intercepting or arresting the filling thread.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH HARGREAVES.

W liJIlQSSQSZ Mnrmn A. PnILLrPs, ELBERT L. DARBIE. 

